Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Will Have a Carriage Procession Through Windsor on Their Wedding Day

One of the most iconic moments of Prince William and Kate Middleton's 2011 nuptials was their balcony kiss. Shortly after the marriage ceremony at Westminster Abbey, the newly minted Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made their way back to Buckingham Palace to share their wedding with the public and sealed the day with a smooch—two, in fact!

The tradition of newlyweds appearing on the royal balcony, which dates back to Princess Victoria's wedding in 1858 and was a memorable moment at both Prince Charles's wedding to Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth's to Prince Philip, is always a crowd favorite, but it's one we likely won't see from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The reason is simple: St. George's Chapel is too far away from Buckingham Palace, and Windsor Castle doesn't have its own balcony.

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Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh on the Buckingham Palace balcony after their 1947 wedding.

Rather, royal expert Victoria Arbiter reports, the wedding will be followed by a carriage procession through Windsor at 1 p.m. She also confirmed that the wedding is "set to take place at 12 noon (7 a.m. ET in the US).

Harry & Meghan’s wedding is set to take place at 12 noon (7am ET in the US) followed by a carriage procession through Windsor at 1pm. Timing nicely considered for American viewers. #royalwedding

According to CNN, the route of the procession will be as follows: "The newlyweds will leave Windsor Castle in a carriage and travel along High Street through the town of Windsor, before returning to the castle by the Long Walk."

"They hope this short journey will provide an opportunity for more people to come together around Windsor and to enjoy the atmosphere of this special day," reads a statement from Kensington Palace.

Shortly after the engagement announcement in November Kensington Palace confirmed that Meghan and Harry "want the day to be shaped so as to allow members of the public to feel part of the celebrations too and are currently working through ideas for how this might be achieved."